[TriLUG] private key permission/ownership on removable USB device

[Mack.Joseph at epamail.epa.gov]

Joseph Mack PhD, High Performance Computing & Scientific Visualisation
LMIT, Supporting the EPA Research Triangle Park, NC 919-541-0007
Federal Contact - John B. Smith 919-541-1087 - smith.john at epa.gov


> No, you need fat because it doesn't store the uid/gid in the
> filesystem.  Ext2/3/other unix filesystems do, so they won't
> work.  Because you have different uid/gids on different machines,
> the uid/gid can _not_ be stored in the filesystem if you want
> it to work.  By storing the data in a fat file system, you can
> specify the uid/gid to impose upon the filesystem when
> you mount it.

Thanks - very clear

Joe